# Baggage Porters and Bellhops

> Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/baggage-porters-and-bellhops
- SOC code: 39-6011.00
- Career family: Personal care and service
- Median annual pay: $37,080 (10th percentile $27,040, 90th percentile $51,600)
- Projected growth: Decline, -3.0%
- Openings a year: 3,800
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 65 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 42 |
| Enterprising (E) | 26 |
| Conventional (C) | 64 |

## What you'd do

- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 92/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 84/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 82/100)
- Getting Information (importance 81/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 77/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 76/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 75/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 73/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 72/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 70/100)

## Skills

Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Transportation, Sales and Marketing, Education and Training, Computers and Electronics, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Geography

## Also called

Airport Guide, Baggage Agent, Baggage Checker, Baggage Handler, Baggage Porter, Baggage Smasher, Baggageman, Bell Attendant, Bell Captain, Bell Clerk

## Related careers

- [Concierges](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/concierges): $38,950 median pay
- [Passenger Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/passenger-attendants): $37,720 median pay
- [Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/reservation-and-transportation-ticket-agents-and-travel-clerks): $44,390 median pay
- [Parking Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/parking-attendants): $35,150 median pay
- [Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/hotel-motel-and-resort-desk-clerks): $35,070 median pay
- [Flight Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/flight-attendants): $63,580 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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